Allison is one of the founders and original designers of ASSIST. She has a broad educational background and has more than a decade of teaching experience at the primary, secondary and university level, in both online and “brick and mortar” settings. She also has experience in online curriculum development for the National University Teaching Department.

Allison has a Master of Education from University of LaVerne and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communication. She is certified as a Reading and Language Arts specialist, she has Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials and also holds a CLAD certificate which emphasizes teaching in multicultural environments.

At ASSIST, her responsibilities include overseeing staff and company management. Allison coordinates and maintains all training programs for both domestic and international partnerships and manages the technical and legal subjects related to ASSIST.

Michael is CEO/Co-Founder of ASSIST L.L.C. and Managing Partner at Global Expansion Strategies. He is the former Senior Director of International Business at K12 and prior Senior Vice President of The American Education Corporation.

An education and technology industry veteran, he is the former president and founder of One2OneMate, Vice President/Co-Founder of QuickPAD Technology Corporation, Vice President/Co-Founder of H45 Technology, and several other Silicon Valley startups, all of which have received multiple awards for innovation and product development.

His expertise spans from advocating for one-to-one, mobile and blended learning environments where tailored tools providing individualized education are key to student performance and achievement, to the international front where he has worked with European, Latin American, African and Asian governments and school systems to bring about 21st-century educational reforms.

Michael is fluent in Spanish, he has traveled extensively and enjoys the entrepreneurial side of business. He is a regular columnist for EdTech Digest where he writes the Smarter Schools column.

Pam Dion is one of the original founders of ASSIST. Her teaching background includes both the traditional face-to-face classroom setting and online formats. Her grade level instruction spans from the primary grades into post-secondary and even master’s level teacher-credentialing programs.

She has vast experience in the design, development, and management of a fully accredited online school, as well as in the development and management of Title 1 after-school care programs for public schools.

Pam holds a Master of Education from University of LaVerne and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Industrial Technology. She is certified as a Reading and Language Arts specialist, she has Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials and also holds a CLAD certificate which emphasizes teaching in multicultural environments.

At ASSIST, Pam’s chief responsibilities include the development and support of our international relationships with qualified educational institutions, programs and resellers. She also works with her team in the development, management and large-scale logistics planning of ASSIST, our cloud-based student information system, learning management system, curriculum integration and partner school administration.

She works with all of ASSIST’s third-party vendors in all areas of marketing, distribution sales, academic and curriculum integration, legal and technical aspects related to the growth of ASSIST and the individual components of the program.

Andy is an executive partner with ASSIST, joining the team in 2011. He comes to ASSIST as an international business strategist and IT professional with 30 years of experience.

Andy has been the co-founder and founder of eight U.S. and global companies. Recognized as a pioneer in IT outsourcing services in Vietnam, Andy designed and developed one of the first online learning systems in the United States. Today, this system currently supports over 150 major financial services firms in North America and Europe.

Since partnering with Advantages School International, Andy is fulfilling his dream of building a learning platform for K-12 students worldwide.

Sandy is the Chief Academic Officer and one of the founders and original designers of ASSIST. She has more than 14 years of experience in post-secondary education with various universities and has held executive level positions. She has served as Dean of Enrollment Management and traveled internationally for top tier universities. She has legislated for equal access for college opportunities and has been instrumental in increasing financial assistance to students domestically.

Sandy has served as a multi-term President of the College Admission Counselors Association and served as a board member of the Hispanic Association of Nevada Educators. She is bilingual and has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola Marymount University. She launched the first online MBA program for a medium size university in Colorado and grew that program substantially over the course of two years.

Sandy’s primary responsibilities focus on expanding ASSIST’s curriculum choices and empowering communication between academic partners and student records management units. Her innovation and passion towards ASSIST is about making a difference for students by integrating technology into education.

Mariam has worked as a classroom teacher and a high school counselor in the traditional classroom setting, besides having worked for over 10 years within online teaching environments.

She has a Master of Science in Educational Counseling and possesses a Pupil Public Service Credential, Single Subject Credentials K-12 for Physical Education and Health Science, a Supplementary Credential 7-12 for Social Science, as well as a Teaching Credential issued in 2001.

Mariam lends her talents to the ASSIST team as department head and staff supervisor for many of our school partnerships. She has been instrumental in the development of ASSIST features for district level, teacher and student support.

Additionally, Mariam has taken a title position with our international department providing training and support to our international clients. She works closely with our development team in the continuous design and expansion of ASSIST’s supportive features.

Yvonne is the Channel Sales Manager for ASSIST, focusing primarily on the United States market. She has spent her career in the technology industry. With almost 20 years of experience working with educational technology companies, she has worked with a range of companies from large industry leaders to several startups. She is especially passionate about the power and efficacy of technology in K-12 classrooms.

She is the former Director of Sales and Marketing for School Software Group, Director of Regional Sales for AutoSkill International, and Area Vice President of Sales and Marketing for American Education Corporation. Her experience includes RTI processes and policies, literacy intervention, learning management systems, and curriculum management systems.

Currently at ASSIST Education, Yvonne is building the US sales team, and helping them to market and present ASSIST to schools and districts across the country. Ms. Ruwe received her Bachelor of Arts in English from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.